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Bred for Texas cl imate 
by Eddie Fanick Sica. oa = 
Greetings; Texans and Irisians 
the world overe 
I take pleasure to introduce Iris bred fan our ‘aifti-” SS 
cult Iris climate, Why? because we here have not been — 
able to enjoy all the lovely varieties that grow and 
bloom in more favored Iris climates, many of us have | 
brought these lovely creations into our gardens only 
to find them unhappy, sulking and eventually dying, a 
others have bloomed too well and had not the ee ee 
to perpetuate themselves, a few do very well, and 
give us much pleasure cach year. Noting this I set 
out in the early 30's to cross those that liked our 
conditions with those of equal vigor, and later the 
weak with the strong varieties, thousands of seed— e 
lings: were grown, those with desirable traits and 
‘strength were saved, these I grew for years in all 
types of abuse and conditions, those that made the 
grade and bloomed each year were carried to my garden 
for future release if they remained good behaving 
childrene This year I am releasing 12 varieties of 
the lot that may be released in the futures ‘These 
have a good range of color and types, I have placed © 
‘them into 4 classes, The Formal Iris is the Dies that 
you would like to display as specimen, ba 
_for general widespread plantings, — e Iris 
colorful dainty small flowered for tabte or: “floral 
arrangements, Early Iris which come into bloom just — 
after our Albicanse 1 believe these Iris will Bice © : : 
form for you as they have for mee 
Rainbow of color to youe = 



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